Hi, So first you set up you Lmtools as normal. making sure your LOG file is working as this is the inly way to tell if the Options file is set up right. Then in the folder where you .lic file is make a new file called adskflex.opt It has to be named this and you should make the file using Note Pad. Remember not to have it called adskflex.opt.txt , so you have to have your folder structure so that it shows the file extension. in the options file (.opt) copy the below text between the doted lines , replace all XXX with a name apropriate to your firm. -------------------------------------------------- ##XXXXXX-OPTIONS file#Created 10th December 2007###Sets inactivity timeout for all products to 15 mins and Revit 2008 to 15 mins TIMEOUT 54700REVITS_2008_0F 900 TIMEOUTALL 1800 #Defines report log for use by SAMReport-Lite REPORTLOG +C:\Program Files\Autodesk Network License Manager\SAMReport-Reports\XXXX.rl ------------------------------------------------------------------------ then shut down your Lmtools service and restart it and reread the lic file. you will know if it is sucsesful if you read the log file in LMTools and it says -__________________________________________________ 15:41:38 (adskflex) Using options file: "C:\Program Files\Autodesk Network License Manager\License\adskflex.opt" 15:41:38 (adskflex) 52500REVITS_9_0F 56900VIZ_2008_0F 54700REVITS_2008_0F 15:41:38 (adskflex) 568003DSMAX_2008_0F 15:41:38 (adskflex) FEATURE 54700REVITS_2008_0F INACTIVITY TIMEOUT set to 900 seconds 15:41:38 (adskflex) ALL FEATURES: INACTIVITY TIMEOUT set to 1800 seconds ___________________________________________ if you get a good result like this then if someone has revit open but isn't actively using it after 15 the licience will be returned to the server, don't worry about people who haven't saved there work as when a user returns in say 40 mins the first time they touch revit again they will get the licience back once there are free liciences. if there aren't free licinces then they will be allowed to save there work. i find this works very well as if your in an office of over 50 revit users i bet that most will have revit open but at any time i bet at least 30% are either sending emails writing reports in meetings our doing someting apart from actually using revit. any question?
Edited on: Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 11:11:37 AM
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